Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leeds United | 45 | 97 | 93 | 29 | 64 | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| 2. | Burnley FC | 45 | 97 | 66 | 15 | 51 | 27 | 16 | 2 |
| 3. | Sheffield United -2 * | 45 | 89 | 62 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 10 |
| 4. | AFC Sunderland | 45 | 76 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 11 |
| 5. | Bristol City | 45 | 67 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
| 6. | Coventry City | 45 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 17 |
| 7. | Millwall FC | 45 | 66 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
| 8. | Blackburn Rovers | 45 | 65 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 18 |
| 9. | Middlesbrough FC | 45 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 17 |
| 10. | West Bromwich Albion | 45 | 61 | 52 | 44 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 12 |
| 11. | Swansea City | 45 | 60 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 17 | 9 | 19 |
| 12. | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | 57 | 59 | 68 | -9 | 15 | 12 | 18 |
| 13. | Watford FC | 45 | 56 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 16 | 8 | 21 |
| 14. | Norwich City | 45 | 54 | 67 | 66 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| 15. | Queens Park Rangers | 45 | 53 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
| 16. | FC Portsmouth | 45 | 53 | 57 | 70 | -13 | 14 | 11 | 20 |
| 17. | Oxford United | 45 | 52 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
| 18. | Stoke City | 45 | 50 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 12 | 14 | 19 |
| 19. | Derby County | 45 | 49 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 13 | 10 | 22 |
| 20. | Preston North End | 45 | 49 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 10 | 19 | 16 |
| 21. | Luton Town | 45 | 49 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 13 | 10 | 22 |
| 22. | Hull City A.F.C. | 45 | 48 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 12 | 12 | 21 |
| 23. | Plymouth Argyle | 45 | 46 | 50 | 86 | -36 | 11 | 13 | 21 |
| 24. | Cardiff City | 45 | 44 | 46 | 69 | -23 | 9 | 17 | 19 |
*) The values marked represent starting points that have already been deducted from the points total in the table (but not from the home and away tables)